reader [USB ID 0483:2016]) on IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad, Dell and Toshiba laptops?
You can use ThinkFinger driver for the UPEK/SGS Thomson Microelectronics fingerprint reader. [donotprint]
Tutorial details | |
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Difficulty | Easy (rss) |
Root privileges | Yes |
Requirements | None |
Time | 10m |
To fingerprint reader driver on ThinkPad/Dell/Toshiba from a shell prompt:
- Open the Terminal app and visit the site thinkfinger.sourceforge.net to grab the driver.
- Type the following wget command
$ cd /tmp
$ wget -O file.tar.gz 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/thinkfinger/thinkfinger/ThinkFinger%200.3/thinkfinger-0.3.tar.gz?r=&ts=1431928921&use_mirror=softlayer-sng' - Extract the tar ball, type:
$ tar xvf file.tar.gz
- Compile the driver:
$ cd thinkfinger-*
$ ./configure --with-securedir-/lib/security --with-birdir-/etc/pam_thinkfinger
$ make
$ sudo make install
$ sudo mkdir /etc/pam_thinkfinger - Test the reader:
$ sudo tf-tool --acquire
$ sudo tf-tool --verify - Finally, configure PAM as follows:
$ sudo cp /etc/pam.d/common-auth /root/
$ sudo vi /etc/pam.d/common-auth
Append the following:auth sufficient pam_thinkfinger.so auth required pam_unix.so nullok_secure try_first_pass
- Now, add your fingerprints for auth, enter:
$ sudo tf-tool --add-user
- Verify the reader using the following command:
$ sudo ls
For more info see Readme and Install guide.
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